News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
NEW: The Texas mall gunman shared extremist beliefs on his apparent social media page, with rants against Jews, women and racial minorities posted on the account since September. https://t.co/OiIwYh7FyQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 8, 2023
Police in Texas have charged a Brownsville resident with eight counts of manslaughter after a car crashed into a crowd at a bus stop in the border town yesterday, killing eight people and injuring several others.https://t.co/VIaAxLvYmV
— Axios (@axios) May 8, 2023
NEW: Pres. Biden and Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg plan to announce a new rulemaking process to look at requiring airlines to compensate passengers who experience inconvenience because of "controllable airline cancellations or significant delays." https://t.co/VUbzrDKX93
— ABC News (@ABC) May 8, 2023
Ukraine will now celebrate "Europe Day" on Russia’s "Victory Day" https://t.co/L7b0yBUdcP pic.twitter.com/Fupt1B56BW
— The Hill (@thehill) May 8, 2023
Justice Department prosecutors are seeking a 25-year prison sentence. https://t.co/POJ8EqsdTc
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 8, 2023
A former Navy reservist who the government says expressed admiration for Hitler was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/dALVckXY12
— ABC News (@ABC) May 8, 2023
Jordan Neely’s chokehold death on a New York City subway is expected to be presented to a grand jury by Manhattan’s DA for possible charges, two law enforcement officials familiar with the homicide investigation say. https://t.co/RUReNxHiGN
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 8, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul is threatening to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress over his panel’s investigation into the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a letter from the Texas Republican https://t.co/WPgYN87mah
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 8, 2023
The U.N. called on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to halt all state executions, voicing its concern in a report that details public executions, stoning, flogging, and other types of corporal punishments. https://t.co/cTG0XU0Iv4
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 8, 2023
As Joe Biden, the oldest president in U.S. history, embarks on his reelection campaign, he is increasingly musing aloud about his advanced age — cracking jokes and framing his decades in public life as a plus.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 8, 2023
In short, he’s trying to own it. https://t.co/eomIeaKJxw
Declining fertility rates, and increasing life expectancy, is expected to lead to a drop in working-age populations across all G20 countries, a recent report notes. https://t.co/9rujOtonPK
— Axios (@axios) May 8, 2023
Buckingham Palace has released new official photographs of the King, Queen and members of the royal family taken after Saturday’s historic coronation service.
— CNN (@CNN) May 8, 2023
📸: Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2023/AP https://t.co/m4RR7YkANS pic.twitter.com/Pe26demyEq
